Period: January 21 – February 1, 2019 Heat in Australia is generating wildfires, dust storms, power outages. Feed is getting harder to find, poorer quality and more expensive. Some dairy producers are having great difficulty getting enough water to cows.…

Period: January 7 – 18, 2019 Central and southeast Australia continue to suffer under intense temperatures, which in some areas reach 116°F (≃ 47°C). Cows and pastures are suffering and the disappointingly low milk production is crimping manufacturers’ schedules. New…

Period: December 10, 2018 – January 4, 2019 Australian dairy market activity is very thin this period due to various holidays. Recent rain in parts of Australia has increased hope for less struggle to produce milk. However, some areas of…

Period: November 26 – December 7, 2018 Milk production in Australia in October 2018, the seasonal pick’s month, was lower than October 2017, recording -5.7%. The total production of the first 4 months of the dairy season, July-October 2018, was…

Period: November 12 – 23, 2018 Much of Australia has been hot and dry. Only scattered areas received some rain last week. In Northern Australia, new season hay is limited. This has led to hay from southern areas moving north…

Period: October 29 – November 9, 2018 In Australia, spring is moving closer. There was little rain in most of the country during the last two weeks. Hay from the new season is reaching the market and this is welcome…

Period: October 15 – 26, 2018 September 2018 New Zealand milk production was +6% from September 2017. The cumulative June-September increase, first quarter of the 2018-19 dairy season, was +5.8%. In Oceania, recent Butter sales have been robust, leaving lower…

Period: October 1 – 12, 2018 Lingering drought in Australia limits milk production, which was -3.6% in August 2018 y-o-y. Milkfat and protein content are also lower. Milk Producers, faced with higher prices for feed and less water availability, are…

Period: September 17 – 28, 2018 Milk production in Australia this season, started July 1, is expected lower than last season. Recent meteorological forecasts note an increased chance of an El Nino in the coming months, leading to below average…

Period: September 3 – 14, 2018 After recent very hot and dry conditions, rains arrived in Australia, not so pervasive as to significantly interfere with hay cutting. Spring has arrived. New Zealand dairy producers and processors continue to feel that…